Rollover shuts down traffic on I-5, I-90

From start to finish, the cleanup effort took nearly 9 hours

A flammable propane tanker truck rolled over on Interstate 5 Monday morning, causing a midday shutdown of I-5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle. Three people suffered minor injuries.

A flammable propane tanker truck rolled over on Interstate 5 Monday morning, causing a midday shutdown of I-5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle. Three people suffered minor injuries.

Photo: Grant Hindsley/seattlepi.com

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A flammable propane tanker truck rolled over on Interstate 5 Monday morning, causing a midday shutdown of I-5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle. Three people suffered minor injuries.

A flammable propane tanker truck rolled over on Interstate 5 Monday morning, causing a midday shutdown of I-5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle. Three people suffered minor injuries.

Photo: Grant Hindsley/seattlepi.com

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A flammable propane tanker truck rolled over on Interstate 5 Monday morning, causing a midday shutdown of I-5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle. Three people suffered minor injuries.

A flammable propane tanker truck rolled over on Interstate 5 Monday morning, causing a midday shutdown of I-5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle. Three people suffered minor injuries.

Photo: Grant Hindsley/seattlepi.com

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A flammable propane tanker truck rolled over on Interstate 5 Monday morning, causing a midday shutdown of I-5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle. Three people suffered minor injuries.

A flammable propane tanker truck rolled over on Interstate 5 Monday morning, causing a midday shutdown of I-5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle. Three people suffered minor injuries.

Photo: Grant Hindsley/seattlepi.com

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A flammable propane tanker truck rolled over on Interstate 5 Monday morning, causing a midday shutdown of I-5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle. Three people suffered minor injuries.

A flammable propane tanker truck rolled over on Interstate 5 Monday morning, causing a midday shutdown of I-5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle. Three people suffered minor injuries.

Photo: Grant Hindsley/seattlepi.com

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A flammable propane tanker truck rolled over on Interstate 5 Monday morning, causing a midday shutdown of I-5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle. Three people suffered minor injuries.

A flammable propane tanker truck rolled over on Interstate 5 Monday morning, causing a midday shutdown of I-5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle. Three people suffered minor injuries.

Photo: Grant Hindsley/seattlepi.com

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Seattle Fire Department crews respond to a propane truck rollover on Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle Monday morning. The incident blocked all lanes of traffic on I-5 and Interstate 90.

Seattle Fire Department crews respond to a propane truck rollover on Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle Monday morning. The incident blocked all lanes of traffic on I-5 and Interstate 90.

Photo: Washington State Patrol

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A propane tanker rollover caused a crash on Interstate 5 Monday morning, causing freeway closures in both directions of I-5 and I-90 in downtown Seattle.

A propane tanker rollover caused a crash on Interstate 5 Monday morning, causing freeway closures in both directions of I-5 and I-90 in downtown Seattle.

Photo: Washington State PAtrol

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A rollover collision shut down traffic on both Interstate 5 and Interstate 90 Monday morning.

A rollover collision shut down traffic on both Interstate 5 and Interstate 90 Monday morning.

Photo: WSDOT

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A rollover crash shut down traffic in both Interstate 5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle Monday morning, February 27, 2017.

A rollover crash shut down traffic in both Interstate 5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle Monday morning, February 27, 2017.

Photo: WSDOT

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A rollover crash shut down traffic in both Interstate 5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle Monday morning, February 27, 2017.

A rollover crash shut down traffic in both Interstate 5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle Monday morning, February 27, 2017.

Photo: WSDOT

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Rollover shuts down traffic on I-5, I-90

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Traffic finally started flowing through mainline Interstate 5 near Interstate 90 just after 6 p.m. after an overturned truck blocked the highway in downtown Seattle for seven hours.

The collector-distributor lanes where the crash occurred opened up about 7:10 p.m., clearing the scene.

The crash shut down traffic on both Interstate 5 and Interstate 90 in downtown Seattle Monday morning around 10 a.m.

It was just one of several traffic events that plagued Seattle freeways, Snoqualmie Pass travel and ferry passage Monday morning. Those challenges were then compounded by a slushy snow and thunder storm that hit the Puget sound area late Monday afternoon, just in time for rush hour.

The freeway closures and snow jammed up city streets and hiked travel times, but no major rush hour incidents were reported in the city.

Crews shut down both directions of I-5, with traffic shut off northbound approaching the Spokane Street exit and southbound closed near the James Street off-ramp, according to WSDOT. The agency reported about 3-mile backups in both directions on I-5 as of about noon. However, travel times skyrocketed during rush hour as thunder and snowstorms hit the city.

The incident occurred in the southbound collector-distributor lanes of I-5, according to the state Department of Transportation. A tanker truck hauling propane rolled over beneath the westbound ramp to I-90, reports say. The Seattle Fire Department says the driver suffered minor injuries and three patients were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

As of 6:15 the WSDOT reopened both directions of mainline I-5 in Seattle. Authorities said the collector-distributor would remain closed until all resources are clear.

I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass has also suffered challenges throughout the day, starting with a rollover collision that closed off traffic. After lanes reopened, additional crashes prompted authorities to close the freeway again due to spinouts, WSDOT reported. The pass was open again as of about 5 p.m.

Additionally, all trips in and out of the Fauntleroy ferry terminal are canceled until further notice due to a mechanical issue with the transfer span connecting the boat to land, according to WSDOT.